Musculoskeletal extremity pain in Danish school children – how often and for how long? The CHAMPS study-DK

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Research Article

Signe Fuglkjær¹  Eleanor Boyle²  Eva Jespersen³  Tina Junge⁴  Lise Hestbæk⁵  Jan Hartvigsen⁵  Niels Wedderkopp⁶  Lisbeth Runge Larsen⁷ 

[1] Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230, Odense M, Denmark;Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230, Odense M, Denmark;Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, 155 College St, M5T 3M7, Toronto, ON, Canada;Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230, Odense M, Denmark;Department of Rehabilitation, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark and National Centre of Rehabilitation and Palliation, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark;Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230, Odense M, Denmark;Health Sciences Research Centre, University College Lillebaelt, Niels Bohrs Allé 1, 5230, Odense M, Denmark;Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230, Odense M, Denmark;Nordic Institute of Chiropractic and Clinical Biomechanics, Campusvej 55, 5230, Odense M, Denmark;Institute of Regional Health Services Research, University of Southern Denmark, Winsloewparken 193, 5000, Odense C, Denmark;Sports Medicine Clinic, Orthopaedic Department, Hospital Lillebaelt, Østre Hougvej 55, 5500, Middelfart, Denmark;Research and Innovation Center for Human Movement and Learning, Inter-Faculty Educational Resources, University College Lillebælt, Niels Bohrs Alle 1, 5230, Odense M, Denmark;

关键词: Adolescent health;    Epidemiology;    Cohort;    Leg;    Arm;    Limb;    Injury;    Complaint;    Prevalence;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12891-017-1859-8

 received in 2017-07-05, accepted in 2017-11-20,  发布年份 2017

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundMusculoskeletal pain is common in childhood and adolescence, and may be long-lasting and recurrent. Musculoskeletal problems tend to follow adolescents into adulthood, and therefore it is important to design better prevention strategies and early effective treatment. To this end, we need in-depth knowledge about the epidemiology of musculoskeletal extremity problems in this age group, and therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, frequency and course of musculoskeletal pain in the upper and lower extremities in a cohort of Danish school children aged 8–14 years at baseline.MethodsThis was a prospective 3-year school-based cohort study, with information about musculoskeletal pain collected in two ways. Parents answered weekly mobile phone text messages about the presence or absence of musculoskeletal pain in their children, and a clinical consultation was performed in a subset of the children.ResultsWe found that approximately half the children had lower extremity pain every study year. This pain lasted on average for 8 weeks out of a study year, and the children had on average two and a half episodes per study year. Approximately one quarter of the children had upper extremity pain every study year that lasted on average 3 weeks during a study year, with one and a half episodes being the average. In general, there were more non-traumatic pain episodes compared with traumatic episodes in the lower extremities, whereas the opposite was true in the upper extremities. The most common anatomical pain sites were ‘knee’ and ‘ankle/ft’.ConclusionLower extremity pain among children and adolescents is common, recurrent and most often of non-traumatic origin. Upper extremity pain is less common, with fewer and shorter episodes, and usually with a traumatic onset. Girls more frequently reported upper extremity pain, whereas there was no sex-related difference in the lower extremities. The most frequently reported locations were ‘knee’ and ‘ankle/ft’.

【 授权许可】

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